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Friday, April 03, 2009

Karuveppila podi (curry leaves powder)

I love podis of all kinds. The reason is very simple....once they are made, they can be stored forever(well....maybe not forever, but you get the idea, don't u??) and whenever I feel lazy, we can always fall back on the podi...mix it with some rice and ghee and along with a thoran and papadum, that's a decent meal. The storekeeper at the place where I usually buy my veggies always gives me a lot (seriously people, it is a LOT) of curry leaves for free. Iam never able to use it all up before it starts turning black and loses its odour (there, that sounds better than rotten, doesn't it?). This time round, I decided to turn it into a podi (powder).

Wash the curry leaves and spread on a newspaper or cloth until it is completely dry.Heat the two dals in the microwave for 2 minutes or until the dal starts turning reddish. Heat the red chillies and pepper for 30 seconds and then the curry leaves for 2 minutes or until it loses all its moisture.Add salt and grind to a powder.This does not need to be refrigerated and stays good for quite a while.This is my entry to :Lakshmi's Meals on WheelsEasy's WYF Side dish event

So very true,me too get a huge bunch of curry leaves,but by the time i need a decent portion of it, the curry leaves starts wilting.I never knew these could be preserved in this way.Thanks for sharing :-)

I made this today, and it worked like a dream! But the funniest thing was, even after spread-drying the curry leaves overnite, and zapping them in the MW for almost 5 minutes, there seemed to be some moisture on the plates I used to zap them in? I zapped for 2 minutes, noticed the moisture and kept zapping them over and over - the moisture was still there, though the leaves themselves were dry. I tried it with an idli and gingelly oil and it was really tasty, thanks!